Salmon Life Cycle Quiz

After a young salmon emerges from the gravel for the first time it is called a _______________________________________.

• spawner

• smolt

• alevin

• frog

Plants growing along side a stream help keep the water _______________________ for salmon to survive.

• warm

• cool

• spicy

• pretty

Part of a fry's diet is small, floating plants called _______________________________________.

• lettuce

• broccoli

• phytoplankton

• shrimp

Dams may prevent salmon from getting upstream to ______________________________________.

• spawn

• build a summer home

• have a salmon party

• eat

Salmon fry need to live in:

• gravel

• pools

• estuaries

• ocean

Plants in the water help salmon survive by producing____________________________________.

• carbon dioxide

• phosphates

• oxygen

• sediment

A salmon feeds off of its yolk sac when it is a:

• egg

• alevin

• fry

• smolt

Which of the following is good for salmon?

• fuel spllls

• direct sunlight

• drought

• clean gravel

Why do salmon spend time in an estuary before completing their journey to the ocean?

• The salmon are tired and they need to rest up.

• They are planning their trip so that they don't get lost.

• They are meeting up with friends before leaving on their journey.

• Their bodies need to adapt from fresh to salt water.

Eelgrass protects smolt from:

• lawn mowers

• predators

• hikers

• orcas